Église Saint-Nicolas de Myre (Marseille)

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The church of Saint-Nicolas de Myre is the oldest oriental church in Marseille and France, since its inauguration in 1822 it has witnessed oriental immigration in Marseilles and has two originalities, its architecture with its layout and its oriental decor. It is the first church of the Greek Catholic Melkite Church. The Divine Liturgy of Byzantine rite is celebrated in Arabic and French.

The building is owned by the Patriarchate of Antioch and the whole East, Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkites. It is managed by the association Saint Nicolas de Myre chaired by Father Antoine Forget-Haddad. The church of Saint-Nicolas de Myre is registered as historical monuments by order of 4 May 2016